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Popular Crepe de Chine. The way that fashionable folk have adopted the crepo de chine craze is •■ally something to marvel at. One •eea It in the smartest of shirtwaist paits for morning wear, with tne skirt Chat clears the ground and just shows Che tip of the shiny black leather •hoe. One sees it in the more elabo nte luncheon and afternoon frocks, where frills and laces are called upon to add to the dressy effect. And one •ees it in all of the newest tones, in the novel coral and geranium pinks, Che new almond, olive, and bronze green; in the shot, the printed, and the damasse effects for the nandsom ast of dinner and ball gowns; and then there is a wealth of elaboration, hand embroideries, real laces, em giecements that glisten with tiny apangles and mock jewels, and with ampire sashes of chiffon and ace that (string out the dull luster of the crepe to perfection. For any and all oc casions the crepe de chine gown is the correct thing; the only thing to know is how to tashion it to meet the special requirements of each. And this Is what the smart girl prides her •eif that she can do, with the result that she presents a distinguished ap pearance in every gown of her crepe 4e chine repertoire. A Fashionable Fur. Caracul maintains all of its vogua aa a fashionable fur, ami when touched up with a little ermine for color relief, as shown in this attrac tive model, it takes on a very dressy ■appearance. The coat is cleverly fit ‘tad to the figure, the fronts rolled keek and faced with ermine, revealing m V neck vest of the caracul. The atoeve is a loose puff, plaited to the shoulder and gathered into a drooping circular puff. The little turban is in the chinchilla with a plume at the •aft side showing the novel trefie in aarnat or red clover shadings. Round Yoke Night Gown. Cool weather brings the demand for night gowns high at the throat ana which perfect!:' protect the shoul dan. This one is admirable in every way and can be made from wash flan nel as well as cotton materials, but :s i : I ' Design by May Manton. •b°wn in long cloth combined with a fancy yoking material and frills of em broidery. The gown is comfortably fall below the smoothly fitted yoke nod Is finished with a frill that gives * becoming bertha effect. At the neck Is a turn-over collar and the wide aleeves are gathered into band3 that are finished with frills. The quantity «f material required for the medium ■lie ia 7% yards 27 or t>\4 yards 36 Caches wide, with V4 yard IS inches wide for yoke. i Pear Dessert. Cook one-half cup of rice twenty minutes In plenty of boiling salted water. Drain and put in the double toller, with a half cup of rich milk. Cook until the rice is soft and the milk absorbed. Sweeten lightly and Muon with a few drops of vanilla, •wo teaspoonfuls of preserved ginger Jalce and a few drops of lemon juice. Torn into a mold to cool. Drain a quarter of stewed pears free from Jaice, filfc their centers with preserved Stager chopped fine and moisten with a teaspoonful of orange juice. Turn the rice into a low glass dish, arrange the pears about it and gar nish with ginger and whipped cream. Muffs C-*«nge Shape. Muffs are a very important Item in the fashionable girl’s winter outfit, and the new ones are just as quaint and old-timey as are the smart ef fects they accompany. There are the familiar flat couch shape, the round pillow, bigger than ever, and nowadays they term the Victorian what used to be called the granny muff. A very fascinating novelty com bines a hand bag and muff; the bag Is mounted invisibly in the top of the muff, jnst a jeweled clasp peeping out to indicate its whereabouts Others In the same style show merely a purse, but either form is in the height of fashion. Suggestion for Dressing Table. Wonen who like cretonne draperies ftr boudoirs and dressing tables will be Interested in the following sug gestions for keeping the cretonne-cov esed dressing table clean: A piece of beveled glass, the exact else of the top of the dressing table, to laid over the cretonne. This not malf protects the fibric, but adds greatly to the appearance of a dainty piece of furniture. If large roses are used in the pat tern the glass will bring out every beauty and enhance the coloring. # Corset Cover. Corset covers made on simple lines are always the best and can be made as tasteful as may be liked by the use of fine material and dainty work. ITiis one is full at the front, plain at the back, where it is drawn down in gathers at the waist line, and is fitted by means of shoulder and under arm seams, there beirg an extension below the waist which serves to keep it in place. As illustrated the material is fine nainsook, the trimming German Valenciennes lace and beading thread ed with ribbon, bat all the materials and trimmings in vogue for under wear are available. The corset cover consists of the fronts ard the back and is finished at the front with a box plait at the cen ter of which the closing is made. At both the neck edge and the waist line bauds of beading are applied whicn are threaded with ribbon that serves to draw the cover up to the required size. The quantity of material required for the medium size is 1% yards 3t» inches wide, with 3% yards of bead ing and 3V£ yards of lace. Sugar burned on a gas flame is death to mice. Mud stains on dresses may be re moved with a cut raw potato. Lubricate a “noisy” hinge with glycerin instead of oil, ani it will silence the squeak very effectively Soap shavings or a small lump o? yellow soap tucked into a mousehole will prevent the reappearance of the mouse most effectually. Marks that have been made on paint can be removed by rti ibing wi'h a lemon, then with whiting, and wash ing with soap and water. If stovepipes are well rubbed with lard and tied in several thicknesses of newspapers, they can be safely stored without fear of rust. About Earrings. No matter what very many think of the piercing of the ear and decorating it with the earring, the earring is en evidence. It is at times made to ex ploit a single pearl. At others it is loaded down with a gypsylike burden which was a sartorial feature of Queen Victoria's reign. Now a fair one has appeared in ear rings which look exactly like link but tons. These particular earrings are of turquoises, two stones to an ear. They are exactly like those some men wear in their cuffs. In this case one of the stones rests flat on the ear and the other droops a bit. Each is edged with a rim of gold. Whether this be the mere fad of one individual —the earrings in question may have associations—or a coming fashion is not as yet clear. Smart Evening *Vear. Buttons, both velvet-covered and metal, ivory and porcelain, will be used on the smart velvet suits; and the girl who can paint on china can have some exquisite sets that would cost quite a smart sum in the shops for a fraction of what her less skilled j sister has to pay. For those beautiful evening opera wraps the smart set has adopted the moire antique velvetr with a rush. These are as sheer and supple as can be, and yet there is richness to them that throws up into high relief the handsome and expensive trimmlnga which so appropriately acompany them. The shawl shapes are vastly modish In these; and all of the more delicate tints—orchid-manve, prim rose-yellow, almond-green, and such are decorated with real laces and lined with much plisse chiffon. While- the I Tea ftiEws The latest is a dull red sluUe called Ray Bias. Cuffs may be of one kind of velvet and collar of another. The ruffle vogue makes it easy to lengthen a too brief skirt. Trottoir skirts may be anywhere from three to five inches from the ground. Fringed Venise lace medallions are among the imported trimming novel ties. There is a lovely new crepe de chine embroidered with little flowers and gold spots. Detail must be wrought by a master hand if it is not to result in a merely fussy gown. Just the reverse of daytime shades, very delicate monotone tints will be la mode for evening. For Throat and Shoulders. The fancy for transparent effects around the throat and shoulders Is one that holds a very firm place In the affections of the smart dresser. There Is simply no other effect that is so universally becoming that will lend a dressier effect at a more moderate cost than this same yoke design. Usually It is carried out in lace, and a chiffon lining is placed underneath so that t^ere ts no hint or suggestion of bareness. Almost any kind of lac* is used. There are the coarse laces, the Russian guipures, the Irish cro chet and other weaves of bold and striking design. The Italian filet laces, with their quaint figures darned and interwoven on a square mesh, and the modern reproductions of the con vent laces are in high demand; while the fine meshes, the point de gaze, the point d’Alencon and the like, with all of the fine machine-made nets, the re pousse, the boule de neige—the lat est fancy, which shows a chenille talle on a net background—any and all of these are delightfully appropri ate with the crepe de chine gown. Separate Coats. For those long and loose separatt coats that are so much admired, an<J which when well chosen can be made becoming to any girl, the broaa-tail velours is a marked favorite. Thia imitates the markings of the broad tail or baby lamb to such perfection that one almost imagines a furry look to the velvet. The Irish chochet trim mings are simply stunning with this material; and the loose designs car rapidly be copied by the girl who knows how to sew, for there is nc semblance of a fit to them. Thf only thing is to get the sleeves big enough and puffy enough; and to have just the correct shawl point in thi back. For the vogue of the shawl point is one of the coming season i fads. Deviled Kidneys. Slice and take out hard centers ano fat. Have ready, beaten to a cream a tablespoonful of butter, an even tea spoonful of mustard, a pinch of pap rika or cayenne, a little salt, and e teaspoonful of lemon juice. Melt without really heating the mixture; coat each slice With it. roll in crackei dust and broil, turning often. They should be done in eight minutes. Put a few drops of the deviled sauce upor each, and send to the table. Dolman Shapes. Dolman shapes, knee length, prom ise to be popular for afternoon wea» with visiting gowns. Most of then are of broadcloth, wide enough to b# made without seams. Child’s Long Coat With Shield. Long coats, made loose and ampla and with wide sleeves are better suit ed to young children than any othei sort and are much in vogue. This one is adapted to the entire range of shield which can be used or omitted as may be preferred. As illustrated the material is dark red cloth stitch ed with corticelli silk, trimmed with applique and closed with hmdsomc carved buttons. The big collar is al ways becoming to childish figures and the wide sleeves mean comfort as well as style. The coat is made with fronts an<J back and is fitted by means of shoul der and under arm seams the collar serving as a finish for the neck, the shield being separate and attached beneath, closing at the back. The sleeves are made in one piece and gathered into straight bands which are concealed by the shaped cuffs. The quantity of material* require I for the medium size (2 years) is 1 yards 27 incbes wide. 1% yards 44 inches wide or 1% yards 52 inches wide. Apple Snow. This is made by whipping two whites of eggs with two small cups of sugar and two tart apples grated. Whip the whole until it is firm. Flavor with lemon or vanilla ard serve with soft custard sance. i Cause for tears. “Hardshihp sharpens the wits,” said Bishop Isaac W. Joyce of Minneap olis. “I have never known of a brighter or better informed lad than the son of a confirmed gambler of Cincinnati. “During my residence in Cincinnati I saw a good deal of this boy. His father’s disgraceful conduct seemed to stimulate him to study and im prove himself. Instances of his pre cocious and wise sayings were con stantly being passed about. “The boy, coming home from a his torical lecture one night, found his father in the parlor playing for high stakes. Luck was going against th^ man and his son, perceiving this, be gan to cry. “What are you crying for, Jim?” the player said. “ ‘At a lecture to night,” the boy answered, ‘I learned that Alerfhnder the Great wept when he heard of the multitude of cities his father had con quered. He feared that his father would leave him nothing to win. Well, I weep for an opposite reason. I fear that my father will leave me nothing to lose.’ ”—St. Louis Globe-Democrat. A Definition of Love. “What is love?” asked the sweet girl, who was looking for a chance tf leap. "Love,” replied the old bachelor, “is a kind of insanity that makes a men call a 200-pound female his little turtle dove.” ONLY FILTERED AIR IN NEW HOTEL ST. REGIS When a St. Regis lodger pays $125 a day for apartments in the most ex pensive hostelry that New York ever had, he or she purchases not only those pieces de resistance for which the artistic and culinary frontiers of two hemispheres have been ran sacked, but also the privilege of breathing air that has been filtered and prepared just as carefully as are the hundred and one other luxuries awaiting those who can afford to pay for them. St. Regis air is Simon Pure —every cubic foot of it—being filtered of a barrel of dust a day. By reason of its remarkable system of air filtration—if for no other reason —the new hotel occupies about the softest place imaginable in the lap of luxury. All its patrons are insured absolutely against breathing contam inated air or air in the viewless jungles of which crouches the omni present microbe. No other public or ' private structure in this city or coun- | try is equipped with such extensive and remarkable air filters as the new Fifth Avenue temple of luxury. On the lip of every visitor, in the endless pilgrimages being made to the new shrine of the millionaire, is the question: How is the twenty story building ventilated? This ques tion is natural because no one ever sees a window open—and but few subway kitchen—as white as marble can make it—and down still another marble stairway into a sub-sub-sub way engine and boiler region three floors below the street level. All the St. Regis stairways are marble—even in the engine and boiler region sixty feet under Fifth Avenue. Chief Engineer Jurgensen controls the lungs of the hostelry. During every hour of the twenty-four he or his assistant has a finger on the pulse of the great, breathing building. Should it flutter for the slightest in stant the fact is at once communi cated to the chief engineer and a rem edy prescribed. Unlocking a polished oak door of expensive and handsome carving—a door that would not shame the aver age hotel as a main portal—the en gineer entered a narrow passage, lighted by electricity and walled on one side by a queer arrangement of cheese cloth shutters, each shaped like the letter V. Walling the other •side of the compartment was a sys tem of radiator coils, twenty deep, with narrow interstfees through which gales of ice-cold air were blowing from the V-shaped shutters. Passing on through another door, the heating room was revealed. Here were long rows of parallel troughs filled with boiling water, from which the steam 3 TANK for. AIR. $iftin<$ open doers—in the St. Regis. From one end of the year to the other its windows will remain closed—if the new air filters prove successful. Their success thus far is attested by the statement of Chief Engineer J. C. Jurgensen that nearly a barrel of dust had been filtered daily from the air since the hotel was opened some seven weeks ago. , According to Chief Engineer Jur gensen, during the forty-odd days that the filters have been in operation ex actly thirty-three and a fraction bar rels of dust have been combed, so to say, out of approximately one hundred million cubic feet of air as inhaled and exhaled by the hotel during its brief existence of less than two months. A barrel of dust a day! Startling as this is as a first impression, it be- j comes more so when it is considered j that the air in the region around Fifth Avenue and Fifty-fifth street— the millionaire section—is many times cleaner, and hence healthier, than the atmosphere in other and more densely populated sections in the metropolis. Yet in their ambition to put the St. Regis in a class by itself as a lily white inn Col. John Jacob Astor, the owner, and Manager Haan decided to spend $300,000 on air filters. Their dream was to make it the most sanitary as well as luxurious hotel in existence, and apparently the dream has come to pass. Behind it and its fulfillment is an interesting and intricate story written in machinery, dynamos, air screens, wonderful radiators which heat or cool the air as the need may be, in conjunction with immense troughs of boiling water to revivify the vitiated air preparatory to its being fanned through the abnormally tall and nar row-chested structure by means of ten linear miles of piping. Properly speaking, the story of the St. Regis air combs or filters is a ro mance below stairs. For in illustrat ing it Chief Engineer Jurgensen con ducted the interviewer by a round about passage from the office on the main floor down one flight of marble stairs, through a subway dining room, down another flight through a sub mtfl AIR INTAKE ►. m ■■ fi . »arose steadily as from a singing fire place kettle. Engineer Jurgensen explained: “When the air is first drawn into the building and subjected to a prelimi nary filtering, it is, of course, of the same temperature as the open atmos phere. Having passed through the first filter, it is cooled and blown between the heated coils and thence into this steam room. Here it acquires—or, rather, reacquires—the humidity or moisture which was filtered out simul taneously with the dust microbes, and other foreign particles. To that ex tent the air is artificial, but as the most necessary ingredient of air is oxygen and a certain humidity, we be lieve that our guests breathe the best air that it is possible to furnish in New York.” By special permission a sample of the dust gathered from the St. Regis filters and spread thinly on a plate four inches in diameter has been sub jected to a chemical and miscroscopic analysis by the Department of Health. This is what the St. Regis guest escapes when he breathes in an at mosphere that has been specially combed, washed and dried: Five bac teria germs, of which three were com mon bacteria; one an incipient tu bercle bacillus, and one a common in fluenza germ; three-quarters carbon and several metallic and vegetable particles, so fine as to be almost in visible to the naked eye.—New "York Times. Hard on the Host. James Brown Potter was talking about absent-mindedness. “Usually,”, he said, “the errors of the absent-minded are merely ludi crous. They don't cause embarrass ment or pain. The last time 1 was abroad, though, I witnessed a piece of absent-mindedness that was embar rassing and painful to the last degree “I wras dining in Oxford, and the guest of honor was a Bishop. He was old and mild and thoughtful, and 1 was not surprised to hear from my neighbor that his head was continu ally in the clouds and his thoughts continually wandering. “It seems that this Bishop had once lived in the house of our host. Thai fact, probably, was what caused him to forget that he was dining out. As the dinner, a rather poor one, drew to a close he turne’d to his wife and said: “ ‘My dear, I am afraid we must pronounce this cook another failure.’" To the Point. The late General Russell Hastings served with distinction in the civil war, and his war time reminiscences were amusing. He was describing one day a time when the soldiers’ pay had been in arrears. “A young Westerner, full of brag gadocio," he said, “walked up to his captain during the temporary trouble, saluted and said stern'y: “ ‘Three words with you, cap.’ “‘Well?’ said the captain. ‘What are they?' “ ‘Money or discharge.’ “The captain smiled grimly. “ ‘Four with you,’ he said. “‘Well?’ “‘Neither one nor t’other’” Oldest Man Is Dead. The death is announced at Samar kand. Turkestan, of the Mullah Ma homet Razurkoff—the oldest man in (the world. There is said to have been ample proof that he was born in 1762. He* had been bald for seventy years. For fifty years he had taken little nourishment except koumiss, but he was always an inveterate smoker. Sharp. Retort by Opie Read. Opic Read has just completed a book, the continuation of his articles for the Saturday Evening Post, en titled “An American in New York,’ and the book has that title. A few days ago a self-important individual, whose name is not essential to this story, remarked to Mr. Read: “It is quite a coincidence that we should have each written at the same time our books of such titles as that of yours, “An American in New York,” and mine, “A Gentleman in Society.” “Yes,” Read replied. “But mine is autobiographic.” The other author looked funny and those within earshot felt funny. Gracefully Reproved. The pastor of a church in western New York found, during his sermon on a hot Sunday morning, that one of the official members of the church had fallen fast asleep. He suddenly paused, and called out: “Brother, will you please open the window a litMe? Physicians say it is very unwholesome to sleep in a close room.” : KU»MN'S MNUNtSS Uh HfcAK I. Absence of Snobbishness in Character of Great Writer. An intimate friend of Ruskin’s re lates an incident illustrating that simplicity, gentleness and sympathy which were characteristic of his re lations with the servants of his house hold. “I was dining with Mr. Knskin one evening, when during the meal, as we were enjoying a rhubarb tart, I happened to say that it was the first I had tasted that season, and re marked how delicious it was. Mr Kuskin manifested delight at my ap preciation of his rhubarb, and ringing for one of the servants, he said, ‘Please tell Jackson I want him. When Jackson came into the room his master said: ‘I am very pleased to tell you, Jackson, that your first pulling of rhubarb is quite a success and my friend here says that it is delicious.’ When we had finished din ing, a servant brought lighted candles into the room, which was almost dark, the windows being shaded by the dense, overhanging trees, although the sun had not yet gone down. After placing the candles, she was about to leave the room, when she suddenly stopped and said: ‘Please, sir, there’s a beautiful sunset sky just now over the Old Man.’ Ruskin rose from his chair, and said: ‘Thank you, Kate for telling us,’ then left the room. He i returned soon. ‘Yes.’ lie said to me ‘it is worth seeing. Come,’ and he led the way upstairs to his bedroom It was a glorious sight. The sun was sinking behind the Coniston Old Mar mountain, and the mist and ripple? on the lake were tinged with a crim | son flush. We sat in the window I recess without speaking a word til | the sun went down behind the moun ! tain.”—Harper’s Weekly. WHY ILLINOIS IS “SUCKER.” — Preacher at Banquet Says That Na tives Believe Big Stories. In modern Egypt, which is in tb< southern part of Illinois, some of th< native men gave a banquet in hono of an eminent politician of the ilk There were many speeches in prais* and panegyric of the chief guest. Thej were superlative to that degree whicl is the full tether of grammar. £ young preacher present wTas move< thereby to get so far back as the com I parative in a story. He said: “A short time ago I attended a ban quet in Indiana at which were pres ent many men from other states, and in turn the speakers of the occasioi soared to the empyrean many times and swept the skies and gatheret stars in their glowing and extravagan eulogies upon the merits and virtues of their respective commonwealths The Texan was eloquent about tin ‘I.one Star,’ the Kentuckian becamt ' lurid concerning ‘the dark and bloodj ground,’ the Ohican went wild ot ‘buckeyes,’ and one was moved to saj somethirg for Iir^ois. “ ‘We of Illinois,’ he said, ‘frequentlj hear these beautiful boosts of othei • states, and we r.ot only listen witl j bated breath and profound interest but believe it all implicitly. The rea ' son for this is that we are, individu ally and collectively, from Galena tt Goshen and from Chicago to Cairo, ai is well known throughout the civiliz ed world, and in some parts of New Jersey, simply suckers.’ “We at this table to-night,” the young preacher concluded, “believe al that has been said of our distinguish ed guest, as is becoming to true ‘Suckers.’ ” Not Even Then. A Yorkviile police court lawyer de fended a policeman at the police trial* before Deputy Commissioner Linds ley. The patrolman was charged w'itt striking a roundsman with his night stick when ordered to the statioi house. “Why didn't you arrest him?” asket the lawyer. “I don't arrest in such cases,” re plied the roundsman. “In all cases order the offender to the statior nouse.” “But a weapon was used in this ?ase,” persisted the lawyer. “That made it a felonious assault.” "Yes, sir.” “Suppose that this defendant had drawn his revolver and shot you dead What would you have done In that case?” “Nothing,” answered the rounds man. “I would have done nothing I would not have arrested him even then.”—New York Sun. Across the Hills. Across the hills The mountains rise. And kiss the raveled, blue-gowned skies; The serried trees stand bare and bold. Whera crimson leaves and yellow gold Robe richly every bosky dell. And Ceres sighing that her spell Has ended, waves a long farewell. Across the hills The song birds flea To Southland's newer Arcady; The robin, bluebird and the thrush Have left behind the woodland's hush Like as the pensive, prayerful times. When some cathedral’s sacred chimes Have stilled to mem'ry-echoed rhymes. Across the hills— And do we know The meaning of the splendid glow? The autumn—is it understood. That all is beautiful and good? The Master bids us be of cheer. His works in earth and sky appear Across the hills—-and He is near. —Frank Bates Flanner, in the Indian apolis News. The Casuistry of Sydney. Sydney is a six-year-old of pene trating precocity. He always has not been six years old, and previous tb that time his mother took him along with her on the street cars of theii city without paying any fare for him After he had become six it did not occur to her especially that he was so old, and she continued not to pay his fare. One day he went on the cars with an aunt who was visiting his mother. She paid his fare. “What did you do that for, auntie?" he inquired anxiously. “Mamma never does.” “Never pays your fare?” exclaimed the aunt “What does she do?” “Oh, she just lets me pass for an Infant”—Chicago Record-Herald. Definition of Author. At a recent dinner of authors and actors the conversation happened to touch on Haddon Chambers, the well known English playwright. "Who is he?” some one asked. “He?” was the retort “Oh, he is a small man sur rounded by women!” — New York Time*. QUICK RESULTS. m J. Hill, of Con N. C., Justice of the Peace, says: “Doan’s Kidney Pills proved a very efficient remedy in my case. I used for disor* kidneys backache, which I had experienced a great di.al of trouble and pain. The kid ney secretions were very Irregular, dark colored a*d full of sediment. The pills cleared it all up and I have not had an ache in my back since taking the last dose. My health gen erally is improved a great deal." FOSTER MILBURN CO., Buffalo. N. Y. For sale by all dealers, price 5d cents per box. She was telling the experiences of Husfcand Had Presence of Mind, herself and her husband in a railway accident. "We were suddenly pitche 1 clear out of the car. John said to me, ‘Are you hurt?’ ‘Not a hit,’ said I. Then he up with his fiat and gave me a black eye and we claimed $500 damages. Now I call that real pres ence of mind.” Pennies Bother Car Companies. What to do with the copper pennies taken in by street raiway companies is getting to be more and more of a probem in Engish cities. In London many of these coins are disposed of in live-shilling packages to hotels and other places where change is needed, but much remains to be disposed of otherwise. Monkey of Brilliant Hues. One of the most brilliant colored of all monkeys is to be found in Tibet. It is known as the orange snub-nosed monkey. It lives in troops among the taller trees. After its color the next ; conspicuous feature about this animal I is its tip-tilted nose. Best in the World. Cream, Ark., Nov. 7.— (Special.) — After eighteen months’ suffering from Epilepsy, Backache and Kidney Com plaint, Mr. W. H. Smith of this place is a well man again and those who have watched his return to health unhesitatingly give all the credit to Dodd s Kidney Pills. In an interview regarding his cure, Mr. Smith says: “I had been low for eighteen months with my back and kidneys and also Epilepsy. I had taken everything I ■ knew of, and nothing seemed to do me any good till a friend of mine got me to send for Dodd’s Kidney Pills. I find that they are the greatest med , icine in the world, for now I am able to work and am in fact as stout and strong as before I took sick.” Dodd's Kidney Pills cure the Kid neys. Cured Kidneys cleanse the blood of all impurities. Pure blood means good health. Losses of Diamond Companies. In spite of the strictest precautions, the South African diamond companies, it is estimated, lose over $2,000,000 a year by the theft of precious stones. Every housekeeper snould know that if they will buy Defiance Cold Water Starch for laundry use they will save not only time, because it never sticks to the iron, but because each package contains 16 oz.—one full pound—while all other Cold Water Starches are put up in %-pound pack ages, and the price is the same, 10 cents. Then again because Defiance Starch is free from all injurious chem icals. If your grocer tries to sell you a 12-oz. package it is because he has a stock on hand which be wishes to dispose of before he puts in Defiance. •He knows that Defiance Starch has printed on every package in large let ters and figures ”16 ozs.” Demand Defiance and save much time and money and the annoyance of the iron sticking. Defiance never sticks. Perhaps He Couldn’t. ‘‘While lunching a few days ago with a friend,” said Paul A. Bonwit, "I mentioned that I understood a mu tual friend was not drinking any more, to which he replied: ‘No; may be Jack isn’t drinking any more; but I guess he is drinking about as much as he ever did.”—New York Times. The Wabash is tha Only Line Landing You at the World's Fair. Rround trip rates from Omaha are as follows: $8.50 sold daily except Friday and Saturday, good 7 days. 113.80 sold daily, good 15 days. The Wabash is the only line tnat land s passengers at the main entrance of the World's Fair grounds. Also the only line that can check your baggage to the World’s Fair station. Think what a saving of time, annoyance and ex tra car fare. All agent3 can sell you through ticket and route you over the Wabash. Very low rates to many points South. Stoutheast. For beautiful World’s Fair folder anu all information call at 1601 Farnam SL or address Harry E. Moores, Gen. Agt. Pass. Dept. Wab. R. R., Omaha, Neb. “If girls would eat more onions they would have fewer calls from physi cians,” says a scientist Also from other young men Blanke Coffee Win* Everything. St. Louis, Nov. 8.—World’s Fair gives C. F. Blanke Tea & Coffee Co. higcest award, grand prize and gold medal, on coffee, also five additional highest awards on Grant Cabin Tea, Quaker Ceylon Tea, China Tea. Shid zuokaken Japan and Formosan Teas, making greatest number grand prices ever awarded one firm. Manchurian Pagodas. Of the ancient pagodas of Man churia those of the first class have seven, nine or thirteen stories, while second-class ones have from three to five. They are still erected occasion-, ally. Tribute to Tobacco. What a quiet world this would be If every one would smoke! I suspect the reason why the fairer sex decry thee is that thou art the cause of silence.— Captain Marry at.